After an up-and-down performance in his professional comeback at the Hero World Challenge earlier in December, Tiger Woods has indicated another time we can expect to see him peg it against the best in the world. Woods formally committed to the Genesis Open on Tuesday. The event, formerly known as the Northern Trust Open and […]
Report: President Obama's trip to play golf with Tiger Woods cost almost $4 million
October 28, 2016 by
Tiger Woods and Barack Obama have played golf together. (Getty Images) Tiger Woods and President Barack Obama played golf together in a February 2013 mini-jaunt, and that trip turned out to cost the U.S. taxpayer a lot of money. Filings from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showed that the four-day trip to Florida, where Woods […]
Tiger Woods says he'll play World Challenge
October 22, 2016 by
Tiger Woods minced no words with Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Thursday, sounding definitive when he said he would play again. When Colbert asked when to expect Woods to make his comeback after a false start at the Safeway Open and pulling out of the Turkish Airlines Open, Woods said […]
Jason Day doesn't expect Tiger Woods to play this year
October 20, 2016 by
Tiger Woods and Jason Day practice together and text regularly. (Getty Images) Tiger Woods’ comeback has stalled, with the 14-time major winner bowing out of the PGA Tour’s season-opening Safeway Open on the Monday of tournament week. He’s backed out of a planned start at the European Tour’s Turkish Airlines Open in November. The next […]
Phil Mickelson plans to play in 2018 Ryder Cup in France
October 15, 2016 by
Phil Mickelson plans on being in France as a player in the 2018 Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) Phil Mickelson plans on being in France for the 2018 Ryder Cup — as a player, not as an assistant captain. The 46-year-old went 2-1-1 at Hazeltine in the role of de facto playing vice-captain, including making 10 […]
Hazeltine National proved a great match play host
October 6, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. CHASKA, Minn. — The Ryder Cup crowds may not have always — or all that often — lived up to the moniker “Minnesota nice,” but host Hazeltine National did. It was brilliant as a venue for the best event in golf. Hazeltine had previously been host to a pair […]
Phil Mickelson pining to play with Tiger in Safeway Open comeback
September 10, 2016 by
Phil Mickelson will be at the Safeway Open. (Getty Images) Until Wednesday, the biggest name committed to the Safeway Open in October was five-time major winner Phil Mickelson. Then Tiger Woods decided to announce his intention to play in the PGA Tour season opener two weeks after the Ryder Cup. Now, Mickelson is hoping to […]
Bubba Watson explains his no-flinch decision to play in the Olympics
July 20, 2016 by
Bubba Watson didn’t hesitate on representing the United States in next month’s Olympic golf tournament in Brazil. Appearing on “The Dan Patrick Show,” Watson told Patrick about his short decision-making process. “As soon as they said I was on the team, it was a go,” Watson said. He explained why the common reasons so many […]
US Open: Why Phil Mickelson will play 36 holes Friday while Andrew Landry will hit one putt
July 12, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. OAKMONT, Pa. — The 2016 U.S. Open is a mess, mostly because of stop-and-go rain Thursday that threw the schedule into chaos, but partly because of how the USGA has responded to said chaos. Consider this: At 7:30 a.m. ET Friday morning, when Round 1 play resumed, tournament leader […]
Tiger Woods not certain he’ll play in 2016
June 28, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. With so much conjecture and rumor-mongering about when he’ll return to golf, Tiger Woods made it somewhat clear a return isn’t imminent. Woods, who was tournament host at this week’s Quicken Loans National, spent some time in the 18th hole tower with CBS’ Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo. Before […]
